Laundering-machine



R. H. GOR'NETT. LAUNDERING MACHINE.

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No. 351,626. Patented Oct. 26, 1886.

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7 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. R, H. G'ORNETT.- LAUNDERING MACHINE. No. 351,626.

Patented Oct. 26, 1886.

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PATENT OFFICE.

"ROBERT H. OORNETT, OF LIVINGSTON, KANSAS.

LAUNDERlNG-MACHINEf SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Applicationfiled April 26, 1886.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT H.7CORNETT, of Livingston, in the county ofStafford and State of Kansas, have inventeda newand ImprovedLaundering-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear,and exactdescription.

My invention relates to laundering machines for washing and wringingclothes, and has for I its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and

with the basket which receives the clothes from the wringer indicated indotted lines; and Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view illustrating thedevices for clamping the washer in the clothesholding tub.

The main frame A ofthelaundering-machine consists of tall corner-posts aa and short corner postsior legs a a, which are connected by upperrounds, a", and cross-bars at a on which the clothes-holding tub B isplaced. Lower rounds, a, connect the opposite posts and legs a a, andbraces a? at the corners of the frame hold it in open or unfoldedcondition, and when pins in the braces are removed theframe will'fold upinto comparatively small space.

The washer O of the laundering-machine comprises a base-piece, 0, andopposite end pieces, 0 c, in which are journaled the lower series ofrollers, 1 2 3 4, beneath the main roller 5, which'is j ournaled inopposite notched heads 6, which are drawn downward by springs 7, andwhereby the shaft 8 of roller 5 is carried downward in slots 9 of theend pieces, 0 c, to press the main roller 5 onto the clothes passedbetween the main roller and the bed-rollers to be washed. The rollers 1,2,-and 5 are corrugated lengthwise, and the rollers 3 4 have plainfaces.

To the end pieces, a c, of the washer G are Patent No. 351,626, datedOctober 26, 1886.

Serial No. 200,l3 (NomodeL) fixed the lower ends of side bars, d d, of aframe, D, which is pivoted by its cross-rod or shaft cl in the posts a aof the frame A, and the outer upper ends of the bars at d are connectedby a round, at, which serves as a handle by which the frame D and thewasher C may be swn ng on the pivot-shaft d to lift the washer from thetub. Stay-rods d" (1", connected to frame D, maybe hooked into eyes orstaples d on the posts a, to hold the washer within the tub, or at anelevation out of the tub.

To bind the washer to the tub and hold it securely or rigidly therein,so it may be properly worked by turning the handle 10 of the shaft 8 ofthe main roller 5, I place beneath the basepiece to of the washer acouple of clamp plates, E F, in which are held bolts 6 e ff, which passthrough slots ef of the basepiecec of the washer, and have nuts threadedon theinabo ve the basepiece to hold the plates moved endwise thereon.One of each of the bolts ef is provided with a large head, as at e f,and these heads are bored and tapped to fit right and left handscrewthreads cut on the opposite end parts of a shaft, G, which, whenturned one way by inserting a rod or lever, H, into an eye, 9, of theshaft,will cause the aligned clampplates E F to he moved from againstthe opposite sides of the tub to clamp the washer therein, and when thescrew G is turned the other way the clamp-plates will be moved towardeach other and from the tub, to allow the washer to be swung therefromby tilting the frame D. To 7 the opposite frameposts a a there are fixedat z t the lower ends of bracketsI I, which are bent inward and extendupward inside of the opposite side bars, at d, of the frame D. Thepivot-shaft d of this frame passes through these brackets I 1, wherebyincreased support and stiffness are given both the shaft and thebrackets. On the pivot-shaft d, between the opposite brackets I I, thereis fixed the lower roller, j, of the wringer J, the upper roller, 9', ofwhich is fixed to a shaft, K, which is journaled within slots 70 k inthe .upper parts of the brackets I I, and U-shaped springs LL areconnected at their extremities to the respective shafts d K, andnormally draw thenpper roller, j, toward the lower roller, j, and causethe rollers to E F to the base-piece and yet allow them to be' eachother to carry their outer endsforcibly wring clothes passed from thetub between them, when the wringer is operated, by turning a crank, M,formed on or fixed to the shaft (1 of the lower roller.

To the frame-posts (I a there are held by eyes or staples n n theextremities of a bowed metal-rod frame, N, which has stop-lips n, whichhold the frame in horizontal position when it is turned down, and so itmay give substantial support to a basket, 0, as shown in dotted lines inFig. 2, andinto which basket the wrung clothes fall from between thewringer-rollers.

It is obvious that the wringer J of the laundering-machine will maintainan operative position whether the washer C be clamped in the tub B, asin Figs. 1 and 2, or whether the washer be swung upward from or clearofthe tub by tilting the frame D on the pivot-shaft d,- hcnce thewringer may be used when the washer is in either position. Any suitableeyes or staples may be provided on the frameposts a a, into which therods (1 may be hooked to hold the washer raised clear of the water andclothes in the tub for better access to the clothes for passing them toand through the wringer.

Vhen the tub B is removed from the frame A, the frames A D, with theattached washer and wringer, may all be folded together in small spacefor transportation or storage.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A laundering machine comprising a frame, A, adapted to support aclotheshold ing tub, as at B, and having posts nu, a frame, as at D,pivoted in posts a u, a washer, at 0, attached to the lower end of theframe D, and adapted to be supported thereby in the tub B, and awringer, J, comprising rollers j j and springs L, and one of saidrollers fixed to the pivot-shaft of the frame D, substantially asdescribed, for the purpose set forth.

2. A laundering machine comprising a frame, A, having posts (6 a, aframe, D, piv oted to said posts, a washer, 0, held to the lower end offrame D, brackets I I, fixed to the posts a a, a wringer, J, supportedin brackets l I, and comprising rollersjj and springs drawing one rollertoward the other, and the shaft (1 of one roller being also thepivot-shaft of the frame D, substantially as described, for the purposesset forth.

3. In a laundering-machinc, the combination, with the washer base-piecec, of adjustable clamp-platesE F, held thereto, and a rightand-leftscrew, G, engaging nut-s fixed to said clamp-plates, substantially asherein set forth.

ROBERT H. CORE 5' T.

XVitnesses:

\Var. GLASSCQCK, E. H. DURHAM.

